国内英语资讯:China Focus: Cashless trend takes hold in China
<p><span word="GUANGZHOU">GUANGZHOU</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 31-- <span word="WeChat">WeChat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Alipay">Alipay</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="platforms">platforms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="cashless">cashless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cardless">cardless</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="promotions">promotions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>.</p><p><span word="Cashlessness">Cashlessness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="characteristic">characteristic</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Tencent">Tencent</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chongyang">Chongyang</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Renmin">Renmin</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="Ipsos">Ipsos</span>, 84 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="were">were</span> "<span word="comfortable">comfortable</span>" <span word="going">going</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>.</p><p><span word="Gao">Gao</span> <span word="Jingwen">Jingwen</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> 20<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>, <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>, <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="bills">bills</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Shucui">Shucui</span>, 67, <span word="always">always</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Haidian">Haidian</span> <span word="District">District</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="QR">QR</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stalls">stalls</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Gone">Gone</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="pockets">pockets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coin">coin</span>."</p><p><span word="Monday">Monday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 6,500-<span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> 100 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (15 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 52 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="for">for</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span>.</p><p><span word="Mei">Mei</span> <span word="Houdui">Houdui</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="dealer">dealer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span>, <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> "<span word="awkward">awkward</span>" <span word="experience">experience</span> - <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pockets">pockets</span>.</p>
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